Allan P. Kirby Center

The director of the Center's activities, develops and teaches courses in entrepreneurship,
and fosters and promotes economic freedom and independence through a variety of programs
including our team of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE).

In addition to the formal academic courses in various aspects of entrepreneurship,
the Center offers unique internship and real-world-based project opportunities. The
Center also sponsors special seminars and programs.

If you were at Wilkes in 1993you saw the "birth" of the Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship.
The Center was established by Mr. Allan P. Kirby, Jr., a member of the Wilkes Board
of Trustees, who made the generous gift in honor of his father.

Allan Price Kirby, Jr., is the grandson of the famed businessman F.M. Kirby, one of
the founders of the F.W. Woolworth Company, a pioneer in the "Five-and-Dime" retail
industry. Wilkes' Kirby Hall is named for him.